Senior Azure Engineer

Senior Azure Engineer

Travel Requirement: Regular travel to the Channel Islands will be required, typically one to two days per week during the first six months (and potentially beyond), as part of supporting a key customer engagement. Applicants should be willing and able to travel regularly.



Shape the Future of Cloud Transformation

Are you an experienced Azure professional who enjoys solving complex technical challenges while building trusted relationships with customers?

We're looking for a Senior Azure Engineer to join our growing Technical Services team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who combines deep Microsoft Azure expertise with a consultative mindset, helping customers design, deliver and optimise secure, scalable cloud solutions that make a real business impact.

You'll work with a wide variety of customers, leading cloud transformation projects from discovery through to delivery, while collaborating with talented engineers, security specialists and pre-sales teams.

If you enjoy working with cutting-edge Microsoft technologies, influencing technical strategy and delivering outstanding customer outcomes, we'd love to hear from you.



What You'll Be Doing

As a Senior Azure Engineer, you'll be responsible for:

  • Designing and delivering enterprise-scale Microsoft Azure and hybrid cloud solutions.
  • Leading customer workshops, technical discovery sessions and architecture discussions.
  • Creating secure, resilient and cost-effective cloud platforms aligned to customer needs.
  • Implementing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or Azure Bicep.
  • Driving automation, governance and DevOps best practices.
  • Leading cloud migration and modernisation projects.
  • Optimising Azure environments for performance, security and cost efficiency.
  • Implementing Azure security best practices including Azure Policy, Azure Key Vault, Defender for Cloud and RBAC.
  • Supporting pre-sales activities including technical scoping, effort estimation and proposal development.
  • Collaborating closely with engineering, security and service teams to deliver exceptional customer outcomes.
  • Mentoring junior engineers and promoting Azure and DevOps best practices across the team.

Regular travel to customer sites will form part of this role, including frequent travel to the Channel Islands during the initial phase of a key customer engagement.



What We're Looking For

You'll be an experienced Azure Consultant or Cloud Engineer who enjoys both the technical and customer-facing aspects of the role.

You'll have experience in:

  • Designing, implementing and supporting enterprise Microsoft Azure environments.
  • Building secure hybrid cloud solutions.
  • Azure Virtual Machines, App Services, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Virtual Networks, ExpressRoute and Load Balancers.
  • Microsoft Entra ID, Conditional Access and Identity Governance.
  • Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Azure Bicep or ARM Templates.
  • Azure DevOps and/or GitHub Actions.
  • PowerShell, Bash or Python scripting.
  • Windows Server administration including Active Directory, DNS, DHCP and Group Policy.
  • Azure Monitor, Log Analytics and monitoring solutions.
  • Cloud migration, optimisation and governance.

You'll also be someone who can confidently engage with customers, challenge requirements where appropriate and build trusted relationships with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.



About You

We're looking for someone who is:

  • Passionate about cloud technologies and continuous learning.
  • Customer-focused with excellent communication skills.
  • Comfortable presenting technical solutions to stakeholders at all levels.
  • A proactive problem solver who enjoys tackling complex challenges.
  • Collaborative and enjoys working alongside engineers, architects and security specialists.
  • Happy mentoring and supporting junior colleagues.
  • Organised, adaptable and able to manage multiple customer engagements.


Desirable Skills

It would be advantageous if you also have experience with:

  • Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Azure File Sync and hybrid storage.
  • IIS administration.
  • Enterprise Linux (Ubuntu or RHEL).
  • Configuration management tools such as Ansible.
  • Advanced PowerShell automation.
  • Azure cost management and governance.


Preferred Certifications

Whilst certifications are not essential, the following would be highly desirable:

  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400)
  • Windows Server certifications (or equivalent practical experience)


Why Join Us?

This is an opportunity to join a collaborative, forward-thinking technical team where you'll have the autonomy to influence cloud strategy, work with the latest Microsoft technologies and help customers transform their environments.

We invest in our people through continuous learning and professional development, offering exposure to varied and exciting customer projects across cloud, hybrid infrastructure and modern DevOps practices.

If you're looking for a role where you can combine deep technical expertise with customer consultancy, while making a real impact on cloud transformation projects, we'd love to hear from you.

Ready to take the next step in your Azure career?

Apply today and help us build the next generation of cloud solutions.



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